S.D. Codified Laws § 41-8-13 (2026)
No buckshot may be used, and no single ball or rifled slug weighing less than one-half ounce may be used in hunting big game animals. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SDC 1939, § 25.0708 as enacted by SL 1945, ch 100 ; SL 1949, ch 99 ; SL 1953, ch 112 ; SL 1991, ch 337 , § 44.